Eric & Ange Do Fresh Restaurant

Fresh restaurant was everything I hoped it would be and more!! We ended up going to the Crawford location for ‘lupper’ around 4:30pm. :)

The inside was just as I pictured it would be: Casual, green, and minimalist.

Unfortunately, it was freezing and really windy so we didn’t sit out on the patio. Next time!! These brave souls almost blew away!

We sat down to the menu and suddenly every suggestion that I read on the blog yesterday left my mind. I drew a blank! I guess it was the excitement of it all. ;)

I studied the menu (front and back!) and Eric spoke but I didn’t hear any words. I was so serious about my menu pick! He was a good sport though.

I was going to create my own juice, but I figured, hey I do that every day, why not leave it to the pros today.

So I decided on something I have never had before- a hot immune elixir!

I decided on the hot ‘Flu Fighter’ since I was quite cold and had a chill. It was very hot and paired excellently with my dish. I seriously think this new hot drink idea is going to be my go-to GM in the winter time! I will have to try this as a smoothie and not a juice since I don’t have a juicer.

It looks like Eric is drinking it! But he’s sipping his mango juice. ;)

Oh. Dear. Me. was this ever tasty!!! Celery, kale, carrot, ginger, lemon, cayenne, Echinacea. WOW. I am seriously going to start making these asap! I got mine without garlic though since my tummy has a hard time digesting it.

Eric got fresh mango juice:

It was delicious too!

Then came the mains. I recalled everyone saying Fresh’s bowls are really good, so I decided to get one of those. I am so glad that I got the ‘baby’ size because it was tons of food and the perfect size.

It was sooooooo mouth-watering delicious!! The coconut curry sauce was maybe the best sauce I’ve ever had. It wasn’t overpowering in any way (something that curry can often be for me).

Here I was pretty much in seventh heaven bliss.

A peek inside my dish:

There was a thick layer of curry coconut rice on the bottom. The tofu was also outstanding.

Eric went for the Grilled Vegetable and Pesto Burrito:

Have you ever seen a wrap look as delicious as this? This wrap did not disappoint. Eric and I talked about how many new foods he eats since I came along. lol. It’s crazy to think about it because when we started dating in high school he wouldn’t even eat any veggies- no joke! Now he is happily eating at vegetarian restaurants.

He absolutely loved his wrap. The pesto was out of this world delicious.

And then I spotted the dessert menu…

We decided to split the carrot cake and also try a double chocolate cookie.

The cake was phenomenal. It was VERY dense though and I suspect very high in oil. It was definitely a splurge!

We didn’t really care for the cookie though. It was a bit dry. Eric still ate it though! hehe.

We left most of the icing on the plate because there was just way too much. I think we had about 1/4 of the icing. It was pretty good, but I really preferred the cake itself.

All and all, our experience at Fresh was definitely A+. It felt so good to leave a restaurant and feel GOOD about everything we ate. Everything tasted amazing, the service was fast and pleasant, and it was a great place to people watch.

Hey dear! You ARE absolutely glowing in that photo. You look beautiful!

The two things that stood out to me from your eats- 1. Coconut Curry (love coconut and curry, so together, what a team) 2. Carrot Cake (which is one of my all time favorite indulgences). It sounds like you had a fabulous time.

Glad you all have been enjoying your anniversary festivities! It’s funny that you say your hubby wouldn’t eat veggies before he met you because my husband was the same way. I’ve introduced him to many vegetables that he didn’t even know of before we met. And, ironically, he commented at dinner tonight how happy he is with his new diet. Since we were married last year, he has lost about 25lbs. He is in much better health now all around!

I would have licked that extra frosting off your plate. Whoops, I’m dairy free and the cream CHEESE frosting probably would kill my tummy but it perhaps may have been worth it. That’s like love on a plate for me. Foodgasmic.

Next, you look absolutely GLOWING and gorg in that last pic of yourself. Radiant beauty, you.

Question…do you ever feel weird about taking pics of food in restaurants? Since I started getting into my food blog, I really havent gone out much, and I am not a self conscious person about so many things….but I think food-pic-taking inside a restaurant would do it for me. I see all you girls with these great food from restaurant shots and I guess you must just be like what the hell, who cares…but I honestly would feel a little weird. How did you get over this? Or did you never care that people saw you taking really close up shots of food?

happy anniversary! eric is such a good sport for supporting your healthy lifestyle. i would love to see a guest post by him sometime on how eating mostly vegetarian has affected him (does he do it out of convenience or does he really enjoy it? has he noticed health benefits? etc.).

Hi Angela! I’ve just started reading your blog and would love to order your treats when they’re available in the US! Ok, I know everyone has been saying how glowing you are, but seriously, your skin is gorgeous! I know a large part of it is your diet and lifestyle, but do you have any skincare or product tips? Or makeup tips? I would love to hear them! :)

Men will eat just about anything sometimes, especially cookies. I had some really stale ones I was about to throw into compost and my husband was like, don’t throw those out. He ate them. So odd. Personally, I like a fresh cookie.

Fresh is my favorite restaurant! Everytime I go back to Toronto I make sure to visit. The salads are divine too – and they have a soup, salad and cornbread combo which is great for the colder fall and winter days. And of course sweet potato fries with miso gravy!

Yes – I’m jealous!!! I love those kind of restaurants. Though there is a vegan/raw cafe opening nearby this week, so you might have inspired me to check it out. Glad that you had a nice anniversary. It’s so funny. My husband eats more veggies now too (he said that his mother boiled all veggies to the extreme when he was growing up and that really turned him off. It’s funny. Even now when she gets beans at a restaurant and their cooked lightly, she complains they’re too crunchy! :) Anyway because of him I eat a lot of other things too – like mussels . . would never have touched them otherwise but now I love them. So it can work both ways :)

Okay, hot juice has never occured to me, but that sounds amazing!! I have a really hard time digesting raw vegetables, so maybe that will ease my tummy troubles :) Those are impressive serving sizes too. I’d probably have to go back until I tried everything on the menu :P

Hey, I’m a high school runner and I like to search other blogs by people who run as well (yes a high schooler looking at blogs!). I also live in Ontario. I’ve been following your blog for about a month because you have amazing philosophies and creative ideas. You are also so beautiful! I’m jealous of your glowing skin which really made me start focussing on healthy foods. I was already part way there but not to the point where I was putting spinach in my smoothies! After a couple weeks of ice cream everyday I broke out and I recently started having a green monster everyday and I’ve already noticed a difference in my skin! Thanks for the amazing blog!

Glad you had such a great experience at Fresh! It’s definitely where I like to go for homestyle eats when I don’t feel like cooking. I’ve never tried their carrot cake but I think I should now! Carrot cake is my ALL-TIME FAVOURITE DESSERT! My use of capitals should express how much I love it. It is a splurge though, so I usually reserve it for my bday or other very special occasions.

And I’d definitely be down for a blog meet-up! I’ll send you an email soon :)

Ditto to the bounced email re. meet-up. I’m a Toronto-based long-time reader and would love to partake in a Buddah Bowl with some like-minded blog readers. Because Buddah Bowls are delicious and blog readers are (clearly) awesome. Email me whenever you are making plans for a meet-up!

Wow! That’s the first menu I have EVER seen where I could actually get something to eat (vegan/coeliac/allergic to soy, garlic and onion)…I would definitely have ordered the ‘simple’ bowl with brown rice, and those juices! Well, let’s just say I’m greener than your GMs right now.

I loved everything you got…especially the carrot cake. I have been seeing carrot cake all over in bloggie land lately and have seriously been craving it big time. I need to get to work in the the kitchen!

that place looks awesome, i wish we had something like that in NC. i’ve really been missing seattle lately where there is stuff like that. i think i would have chosen that same bowl u did!! it was that or the one with thai sauce and peanuts :P fun night! happy anniversary!

Fresh looks like an amazing restaurant! I love places like that that make you feel good about what you eat, instead of weighed down and gross. It looks like you picked the right dish for sure!
Have a wonderful anniversary day and night!